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Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise:

May 2010 - Volume 42 - Issue 5 - p 835 doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000386621.92676.2e G-42 Free Communication/Poster - Sports Specific Performance: JUNE 5, 2010 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM: ROOM: Hall C

Anthropometric And Physiological Characteristics In Male And Female American University Basketballers: 3037: Board #140 June 5 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Olmedillas, Hugo

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1University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. 2DePaul University,,

Chicago, IL. 3University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain. 4Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. 5University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Email: holmedillas@becarios.ulpgc.es (No disclosure reported)

Current sports medicine literature contains many references about the physiologic and anthropometric profile of both professional and non-professional basketballers from varying countries. However, no scientific data exists comparing players from universities within the same country by gender. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to identify pre-seasonal variation in anthropometric and physiologic variables between gender in basketballers in the NCAA Big East Conference. METHODS: Nineteen players, men (M) and women (W), participated in this study. The characteristics were as follows for M and W respectively: age (Mean SD: 20.5 1, 20.3 1 years), height (6.2 0.4, 5.8 0.3 ft), weight (210.9 36.7, 165.4 19.0 lbs). The subjects were tested twice during the pre-season in conditioning program of 10 Weeks duration, consisting of strength and aerobic exercises. M trained 10-H Week and W 8-H Week. Each player performed 1RM, in bench press, clean and squat, and CMJ was assessed with a force plate. 1, 2 and 3 miles running tests were performed (men only). Additionally, blood pressure was determined. RESULTS: At the beginning of the season M and W were significantly different in all variables measured excepting age, height [6.2 0.4 vs. 5.8 0.3 in.]; weight [213,1 39.1 vs. 161.9 15.9 lb], body fat [10.6 3.2 vs. 18.7 6.9 %], clean [209.3 35.6 vs. 131.1 6.9 cm], squat [319.3 57.2 vs. 177.2 33.4 lb], and blood pressure [260.6 48.0 vs. 142.7 12.7 lb].(men and women respectively) (p<0.05). Furthermore, the men's group reduced the time in running (-6.2% and -10.1%, 1 and 2 miles respectively) (p<0.05), pre- and posttraining. Nevertheless, there were no statistically significant differences between groups after the training program in any variables tested, except for squat (group time interaction) (p<0.02). CONCLUSIONS: At the beginning of pre-season training, differences exist between men and women. During the course of pre-season training, both of them improved their performance, although none of these changes were statistically significant, except for squat. In other words, despite training 20 more hours of conditioning training along the pre-season, men achieved no significant benefits in terms of results. Future studies may help to show if this time could be better used for rest or different types of training. 2010The American College of Sports Medicine

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